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Muslim pilgrims began annual hajj at Mount Arafat(Reuters)Updated: 2006-12-30 09:17 American Muslim pilgrims Kim Rahman (R) and Catherine
Smith from Illinois read from the Koran while performing the haj at the plain of
Arafat, near Mecca, December 29, 2006. More than 2 million elated Muslim
pilgrims crowded onto holy Mount Arafat near Mecca on Friday, praying for
Muslims around the world and hoping for a safe haj. [Reuters]
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